Folding bed.



, LBASILIE. y 1 FOLDING BED.

HIHIIIIHIlllllllllIlH'I11|ll1 INVENTORJ J. BASILE. FOLDING BED.

AFPLIQATION FILED MAR.l l, 1915. 1,259,825. Y Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JOSEPH BASILE, or NEW YORK, N.:Y'., AssIGfNOR TOGKEENPOINT `iifiu'iueiniac fini) coinj PANY, or BROOKLYN, New. YORK, Krimyicoivirosnn or DAVID rRANKfOF BROOK- ,LYN, NEW YORK, JOHNy TRoUNsriNE; OF'NEWYONK, N. Y AND WILLIAMLIESiOF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

rOLnINGiaED. l

Specification of LettersTatent; Patented-Mar. 19, 19218, l

Y Y 'y application mea mmh 1,-1191'5.7 sena; N'ffirisi.

ject of the King of Italy, and a resident of New York city,'in the county of New York i. and Statey of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in. FoldingBeds, of which the following is a specication. y i I v The invention pertains more particularly to metal beds or cribs for ythe use ofbabies 4 or small children, and the object ofthe invention is to produce a bed or, crib ofthe character referred to having hinged side frames and sectional folding endy frames,

with accessory parts, adapting the entire structure to be very compactly folded so as to occupy tliexminimum amount ofspaoe.

when not in use. i Y .i y

. A further purpose of the invention is to so rconstruct and arrangethe several parts of `the bed in their relation to each other y,

that thebed may be very conveniently iinfolded to a normaloperative condition and have its arts when in suchcondition securely held against any accidental occur-vv l rence which might otherwise tend to permit the bed sections to move tok-their foldedV condition. In the foldingof the parts of the bed the two side frames fold over upon y the y spring or upon thefniattress, if the same is on the spring, and the head and foot frames fold towardy each other with `the Y lower sections thereofl passing below' the spring and the uppersectionsthereof above i Vthe spring and upon the foldedside frames,

thus producing a compact structureoccupying but klittle space and convenient of pack- ,n

- ing and transportation. i

` f Fig. 2 is a like view -of thesame The invention will be fully understood from the detailedy description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accom-l panying drawings, in which v Figure 1 is a side elevation of aA crib constructedjin accordance with and embodying o thefinvention, the parts of the; crib being shown in their unfolded relationplacing the cri-b in condition foruse; Y

parts ofthe crib shown in a partly yfolded condition, `the side frames having `been folded downwardly toward the spring and the end frames being'shown'as having their sections partly `folded towardopposite sides l v J y theside frames againstr vertical movement of the spring i Slis ai'correspondingyiew ofthe showing the jcrib] 1in its completelyfolded condition, the usual: mattress'being omitted;

, Fig. ,4 isa ,vertical-transverse section of.V the" crib taken onthe dotted line 4-4 of.Fig.` I v6o l and on a larger scale;

Fig. 5 's a horizontal section one Y vfooi-ner rportion ofl the, crib. taken -ourothe dotted line y5-15 of F igg, and 1 r away, through the corresponding corner portion of the cribltakfen on tliedottedline i spring 13 Vof any suitable type upon which va mattress, not "shown, n iay`r be supported.- The side frames of the bed, are Vdesignated bythe nuineral'M and the endfraines `by the numeral 15, the side frames comprising aupper and lower'rods 16, 1 7 Yand'vertical connecting rods 18, the endsof y the: rod"n 16 vof each side framebeing bent `downwardly tol'forin hooks 19,y as shown in Fig',1,'andy ,the ends of the 'rodkl ofeachside frame .10. The side .frames 14; byreasomof ythe V`'trunnionsv 20 and slots 21 inthe barsw22 frameA of rigid character Fig, 63" a vertical section, partlye'broken Y 10 designatesfay .rectan ,y

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' being reduced to formftrunnions'20 tooenter Y slotsi21 in kthejvertical `angle iron barsy 22 secured to theside members 1:17 of thefrarne i become ,hinged at ltheir lowerportions to Y the geiieralbedstructure and are renderedr l capable of being foldeditoward andlupon one another overfthe spring 13.y Thehooks 19 formed'on the ends of the Vupper `rodl offeach side frame areadapted to enter apertufred ears-23 fastened to those portions of the end frames; 15 Vwhichy may bef'vcjalledV the corner posts.` menthe sides ltfareV folded upwardly and outwardly Ito their vertical position shown iny F ig. l, the said` frames may be elevated sufficiently, due to the presence of the slots 21, tofenablethe Jhooksfl) .tobe placed over theea'rs 23 fand A Y f v then moved downwardly throughftheaperwith .the

,tures in'said ears, vthereby securing the side frames. in vertical position. l When' the side frames have been turned upwardlyvand Athe f A hooks -19 passed downwardly through the ears 23,1 the trunnions 20 reach theflow'er yends ofthe slots 21 andl thereupon I secure l such as aL vigorous child might possibly be able to give to them, the sides atthis time being secured with the trunnions ,20 at the .lower ends of the slots 21 so as to prevent that elevation of the side frames whichV might cause the hooks 19 to leavefjthe ears 23 and fold either outwardly or inwardly. I do not wishto limit myself to any special means for looking the side frames 14 in their vertical position, but 'I find it convenientto thus lock said frames by means'of a wire hook 24 swiveled upon the lower rod 17 of each side frame and adapted at its lower end to be caught under the lower edge ofthe side member 11fof the frame 10. The hook 24 may be made from a rod of wire doubled upon itselfsnd'straddling one of the ver- Atical rods 1S, as shown `Vin Fig. 1, this c0nstruction and arrangement of the hook keeping the latter in fixed position on the rods gaged from the side members 11 the slots 21 permit the side frames 14 to be elevated to a sufficientl extent to retract the hooks 19 from the earsA 23, thus releasing the side frames to be folded downwardly at will.

.The hooks 24 by being formed of parallel members or bifurcated may, when the sides 14 are folded downwardly or tothe position shown in Fig. 3, be turned over `upon 'that rod 18 of the sides which isengaged by the hooks, so that the hooks will then lie hori ,Zontally and be out of the way, or said hooks may, when said sides 14 are in their folded down position, be engaged by the side members 11 of the general frame 10, as I Y indicate in Figs. 2 and 3, and thereby be utilized to hold the rods '17 of the sides firmly down with ytheir trunnions 20 at the lower endsof the slots 21.

The end lframesi correspond with each other :and each comprises an upper section 25 and a lower or leg section 26, the upper sections 25 of said end frames constituting head and foot frames and being of any suitable design. Tlie sections 25, 26 are respectively provided adjacent to their `meeting portions at ythe joint 27, with inwardly extending plates 28, 29- whiclrare pivotally connected together at their inner ends, by a pin or pivot 30 to form a hinge. The plates 28, 29 may be regarded as the leaves of the hinge in edge to edge relation to each other and 30 as the pintle of the hinge. The plates 28, 29 are rigid with thesections 25, 26, and the plates 29 are secured by pivots 31 to the ends of the side members 11`of the frame 10. The plates 28 have pivotally secured to them, as at 32, the outer ends of the links 33 whose inner ends are secured by'pivots or pins 34 to the vertical angle bars or posts 22, and when the parts of the crib are in their un folded operative condition, the outer ends ofthe links v33 are slightly below the inner ends of said links, this hav-ing a tendency to aid in holding the end frames ofthe bed in their upright position during the time that the rsides 14 are being positioned. `When the upper sections are folded toward each other and upon the then folded sides 14, the outer .ends of the links 33 ride upwardly above the horizontal plane of thepivo'ts 34, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, said linksl during a portion of the inwardly closing movement ofthe sections 25 moving upwardly at their outer ends and then durinO the final closing movement of said rsections turning downwardly to some extent as wiil l understood by a comparative reference to Figs. 2 and 3.

The plates 26, extend inwardly with f their adjacent edges in horizontal alinement and in engagement with each other when the crib is in unfolded condition for use, as shown in Fig. 1, the joint between the leaves or plates 2S, 29 being in line with the joint 27 0r abutting ends of the frame sections l25, 26, and when the parts of the crib are in folded position, as shown in Fig. 3, those edges of the plates 2S, 29 which formerly abuttedL stand in vertical alinement.

'If it be assumed that the parts of the crib are in'` unfolded position for use'and that it is' desired to fold the crib, the first step will be to Vdisengage the hooks from the side Vmembers 11 of the frame 10 and 'then elevate said sides, one after another, to retract the ends 19 from the ears 23, folding said sides'one upon the other 'downwardly upon the spring 13 or the usual mattress if that should be upon the spring 13,

and thereupon" the upper ends of the end Y frames 15 may be forced toward each other, and this will cause the upper sections of said frames to fold downwardly toward each other and upon the then folded sides 14 and the 'lower' sections 26 of said frames 15 to fold toward each other and below the spring 13, as represented in Figs. 2 and 3, Fig. 2 showing the sections 25, 26 as having partly reachedtheir final folded position and Fig. 3 showing said ysections as having been completely folded. When it is desired to unfold ftlie parts of the crib to restore it to condition for puse, the attendant may take hold of the then adjacent ends of the sections 25 vand vturn said sections upwardly and outwardly from'each other, this having the effeet of causing the lower or leg sections 26 to turn downwardly and outwardly from lzo until the trunnions thereof reach the` upperv ends of the slots 21 and the ends or hooks 19 are'over the ears 23, whereupon the sides 14 will be permitted to lower so that the trunnions 20 may pass to the lower ends of the slots 21 and the ends or hooks 19`enter the apertures in the ears 23; after this the 'hooks 2l will be engaged with the lower edgesof the sides 11 of the frame 10, as shown in Fig. 4, thereby `lockingthe sides la in their vertical position and said sides under such condition serving t0 hold the end frames 15 in vertical position or in other wordsv acting to prevent said end frames from being folded. The crib will be ready for use as soon as the sidesle have been moved to and secured between the end frames 15.

As means for facilitating the unfoldin of the sections of the end frames 15, 1 preferably provide, at each corner of the crib a spring secured kat one end to a Side `11 of the frame 10 and at the other end to the plate 29. The springs 35 Vare placed under tension or stretched during the folding y f movementof the members of the end frames 15, and hence act during the unfolding movement of said members as power to ai the operator in restoring the crib to condition for use. concealed below the upper flange of Athe angleiron members 11 and each spring 35 at its outer end extends upwardly through a slot 36 formed in such iange to a pin 37 securing the spring to the plate 29. v

The sections 26 or leg members of theend frames 15 will ordinarily be equipped with vcustomary casters 38 and on their inner sides with wheels 39 of reasonable diameter'.` The wheels 39 are not swiveled kbut remain parallel with the legs afforded by the sections 26, and said wheels 39 are of great benefit in that when the parts of the crib have been folded, as shown in Fig. 3, the crib structure rests and may be pushed about upon the wheels 39. The wheels 39 are also of advantage in the folding and unfolding of the crib parts in that during the folding of such parts said wheels, after the leg sections have turned to a sufficient extent below the spring, roll upon the floor, instead of the ends of said legs scraping against the `'Copies ot this patent may be obtained for floor, and that-during the unfolding of the crib parts the wheels 39 roll upon the floor instead of the ends of the legs scra ing upon the floor, The wheels 39 might lie placed the p The sprlngs 35 are mainly at the lower ends of the legs atfordedfby the end frame sections 26, but in order to f afford the maximum amount of ,convenience and efficiency, said wheels should not be Y swiveled and said 'legs` should, therefore, be equipped withthe usual swiveled casters 38 and non-swiveled wheels 39.

v What I claim as m' invention and desireV V,to secure lby Letters atent, is: ,i Y

- 1. A crib comprising a general spring and mattress vsupporting frame, end frames in upper and lower sections normally in vertical alinement and abutting against eachV other at the'joint between them constituting respectively headl and foot sections vfoldable inwardly and downwardly and leg sections foldable inwardly and upwardly, and means hinging said upper and lower sections comprising plates secured to yadjacent; portions of said sections at saidk joint and extending `upper` and lower sections constituting re-` spectively head and foot sections foldable inwardly and downwardly and leg sections foldable inwardly and upwardly, and means hingedly securing said upper and lower sectionscomprising plates secured to adjacent portions of said sections and extending inwardl and pivotally secured together, with lates on the lower sections pivotally secured vto said generalY frame, standards on said frame and links pivotally connecting said standards with the said plates on the s said upper sections. Y

3. A crib comprising a general s ring and mattress supporting frame, end rames in upper and lower sections constitutin respectively head and foot sections fol able inwardly and downwardly and leg sections foldable inwardly and-upwardly, and means hinging said upper and lower sections comprising plates secured` to adjacent portions of said sectionsk and extending inwardly and ,y

pivotally secured together, with the plates on the lower sections pivotally secured to said general frame, combined with springs connecting said plates and general frame and to be placed under tension during the folding of the crib, thereby to aid in the unfolding of the crib;

Signed aty Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York this 19th dayy of February, A. D. 1915.

JOSEPH BASILE.

Witnesses:

u ARTHUR MARION,

' CHAs. C. GILL.

Washington, D. G. 

